No they did not
General Short and Admiral Kimmel.
Admiral Husband Kimmel
Admiral Kimmel did put the fleet on wartime status and sent patrols out but did not have time to effectively plan out his retaliatory strikes against the Japanese as he was relieved of command in a little more than a week after Pearl Harbor.
The media like Admiral Kimmel and General Short were kept on a need to know basis......evidentally they didn't need to know Pearl was going to be attacked...........they were there only for the blame in the aftermath.
Admiral Kimmel. Admiral Kimmel.
Henderson, Kentucky
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was the Commander at Pearl Harbor prior to Dec 7th bombing
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel .
No they did not
General Short and Admiral Kimmel.
Admiral Husband Kimmel
Admiral Kimmel did put the fleet on wartime status and sent patrols out but did not have time to effectively plan out his retaliatory strikes against the Japanese as he was relieved of command in a little more than a week after Pearl Harbor.
The media like Admiral Kimmel and General Short were kept on a need to know basis......evidentally they didn't need to know Pearl was going to be attacked...........they were there only for the blame in the aftermath.
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel .
On the scene were Lieutenant General Walter C. Short, commanding the Hawaiian Department of the US Army. The Air Force was still a part of the Army at that time so Short was also responsible for most land-based aircraft. Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was Commander, Pacific Fleet.In overall command in Washington were General George C. Marshall as Chief of Staff of the US Army, and Admiral Harold R. Stark as Chief of Naval Operations.
the US was not concerned about war in the pacific